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Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Assessment in a QR course for Business Students Victor Piercey Joint Math Meetings 2014 Baltimore MD

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Auto Finance Specialist: “I never was very good at math.”

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Course objectives: 1. Formulas 2. Prop’l Reasoning 3. Linear Functions 4. Exponential Functions 5. Problem Solving

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach About the course: 1. IBL 2. Conceptual 3. Authentic Bus. Prblms 4. Linked with ENGL

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Assessment Principles: 1. Mastery – what is learned by end? 2. Holistic rubrics 3. Meaningful (minimized timed exams) How did it work??

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Explorations and Portfolio Examples: 1. Fry Efficiency 2. Stock Splits 3. Linearity 4. Exponentiality 5. Credit Card Problem

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Capstones 1. Student loan interest deduction 2. Track grades/gpa 3. Tax policy analysis 4. US federal debt

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Project 1. Teach yourself something 2. Explain it 3. Solve problems 4. Share your learning

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Other 1. HW 2. Exams 3. Group ‐ Quizzes

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Informal Assessment

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Assessing the Course: 1. Tracking 2. Anxiety/Beliefs

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Assessment in the Writing Course: 1. Formula Assignment 2. Career Project 3. US Federal Debt 4. Letters

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Student quotes: “I realized the reasoning behind equations, what it meant and how people put them together.” “You converted a person who loathed math into someone who finally understands it.”

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Student quotes: “The discussions are amazing and can carry on for days, but by the end, you understand it and you are able to teach it to yourself.” “The English course fits right together with the Math class … Who would have thought Math and English could be so adjacent?”

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Future Plans: 1. two courses 2. quant. ethics 3. linked + unlinked

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Future Assessment: 1. tracking/affect 2. QLRA 3. Habits of Mind

Quantitative Reasoning for Business An Inquiry-Based Approach Watch for opportunities! Victor Piercey piercev1@ferris.edu @VictorPiercey1